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Ghana's parliament has initiated moves to impeach President John Mahama, just three months to the country's general elections.

The legislators are currently on holiday but the Speaker, Joe Adjaho, has recalled them for resumption Thursday, September 1, to begin debate on the issue.

The President is alleged to have received an expensive car (Ford) as ‘gift' from a contractor and national of Burkina Faso.

Opposition parties and a cross section of Ghanaians, however, insist the present was a bribe.

The country's constitution bars a sitting President or political office holder from collecting a gift, either in cash or kind.

But reacting to the allegation, Information Minister, Edward Boamah, argued that Mahama's government is the only one in the history of the country that has dragged its officials and party members to court over allegations of corruption.

Boamah cited former Minister of Transport, Mrs. A. Attivor, and three other party faithful facing trial to buttress his assertion.

In a statement, Bohama said Mahama and the contractor had been friends, since the time he (Mahama) was Vice-President.

He explained that Mahama had attended the funeral for the contractor's father, and that the car had been a donation from the Burkinabe's family, a token of cordial relationship.

The contractor, a very successful businessman, was said to have won many deals following the gift.

The car was registered in the President's name.

It was only few months ago that an investigative journalist, Manasseh Azuri, unearthed the matter, sparking widespread criticism from the Ghanaian public.

The Presidency has confirmed that Mahama received the car. It however said the item had been donated to the presidential fleet. It vehemently denied the car was a bribe.

Opposition parties are insisting the donation might have been made after the issue became public.

The parliament has 275 members, the opposition 148. The legislature needs two-thirds majority to scale the impeachment through.

Currently, the leading presidential candidates are Mahama (NDC); Nara Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo (NPP), son of the former Head of State Akuffo Addo; and Pa Kwesi Ndum, a business mogul of the People's Progressives Party (PPP).

All three are holding extensive campaigns throughout the country.

Of them all, Mahama, son of a chieftain of late Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party (CPP), is the most politically experienced.

http://www.nigeriannation.com/news/ghen-ghen-ghana-president-faces-impeachment-over-car-gift-details.aspx

Your son is unique in his own sense. No need to compare him up to anyone.

Just magical. Thunder struck thrice right there

nickxtra:
Why is that tall oyinbo man holding her hand so tight in the 3rd picture?

Look at these ipad kids

So you don't know Jerry Rawlings?

He should be grateful he got any attention. Tribalistic semi illiterate fool

That is a lie. This happened in Ghana and the girls died from a chemical that their mother sprayed in the room to control bedbugs.

I live next house to theit house

This goat is really from hell

please mods if I missed road kindly move to the correct section for me. Thanks

He he he I love this video.

This goat got a sweet revenge


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgAR1P0XfAs

Festivalofholi:
wenever women r mentioned, its all about sex sex sex... How come women have no other use besides being sex objects??

Just stupi.d thinking

What if he has stolen the kids? Look at the reluctance of the older child in the pictures

Please this is not to derail this thread but does anyone know the story behind this video?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

Anyone?

I am sorry if I am posting this on the wrong forum. Please mods move to the proper place since I am not sure where to place it.

I found this video on youtube about two weeks ago. I casually thought the guy died but I am getting conflicting accounts.

Please who really knows the story? Can you please share because I am very curious.

Thanks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

And this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

Dobxy:
If its Crab & Snake now or Dog & Snake, na Front page straight...!

Lalasticlala prove them wrong o....This na better than snake

Please do the needful

This video is not on front page because there is no snake


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ2jAFNlimA

Dobxy:
If its Crab & Snake now or Dog & Snake, na Front page straight...!

Hahaha

How is this important?

The crab got the last laugh.

Hahaha

Just watch to the end



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ2jAFNlimA

This is so sad. A man was killed trying to remove an electrocuted man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

Great player. Deserves to be celebrated

grayht:
Aftermath of change....
But where is lalasticlacla sef!

You got me there

I saw this video and I think it's both funny and stupid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uu_kqfAw8k

lomprico:
Damn!

Really horrific

I saw this video and could not believe how careless the firefighter could be. The story is that anot electrician died while working on the pole.

When the firefighters responded, he carelessly tried to remove the dead body without switching the power off. He also go electrocuted and died on the spot.

Here is the video of the whole incident


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

Good idea

I see

If only they would employ the same effort into their studies....

Hmm

These guys just don't respect us.